diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 8d516b00da..cb973f73be 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -427,9 +427,7 @@ Gui/libgui.a: .norecurse $(wildcard Gui/*.[ch] Gui/*/*.[ch] Gui/*/*/*.[ch])
 
 libass/libass.a: .norecurse $(wildcard libass/*.[ch])
 
-ifneq ($(wildcard .depend),)
-include .depend
-endif
+-include .depend
 
 .PHONY: all install* uninstall dirclean clean distclean strip dep depend
 .PHONY: doxygen doxygen_clean
diff --git a/mpcommon.mak b/mpcommon.mak
index 9838de2cfa..8d2b087a61 100644
--- a/mpcommon.mak
+++ b/mpcommon.mak
@@ -26,6 +26,4 @@ distclean:: clean
 dep depend:
 	$(CC) -MM $(CFLAGS) $(SRCS) $(SRCS2) 1>.depend
 
-ifneq ($(wildcard .depend),)
-include .depend
-endif
+-include .depend